STATESVILLE, N.C.—Security Central, a wholesale monitoring center based here, purchased Loss Prevention Services, a wholesale central station based in Clemmons, N.C., and will make it a load-balancing third location for the company.

Social media may not be a major revenue generator at this point, but third-party monitoring stations are making more use of popular social media sites to reinforce traditional sales and marketing efforts, according to a group of executives from five well known third-party monitoring companies who spoke to Security Systems News for this report.

Brett Springall, formerly the IT director at Security Central, and one of the key architects of the company’s soon-to-launch total solution, has been named the managing director of the Lake Norman Security Patrol, of which Security Central is one of three divisions. Springall’s promotion marks the first time in the company’s 50-year history that day-to-day management will fall under the responsibility of someone who’s not a member of the Brown family, according to a statement from the company.

Ellen Brown Meihaus and Courtney Brown, the company’s CEO and COO, tend to promote people strategically from within the company, according to the statement. The two will continue to be highly visible at the company, though the release noted that they considered now “the right time” to begin shifting control over to a new managing director.

The Brown family figures to remain pivotal in terms of shaping the company’s direction—not only through the continued involvement of Meihaus and Brown, but also through the leadership of Caroline Brown, a third-generation family member who currently serves as the company's business development manager. Springall and Caroline Brown, the release noted, are the “future of Security Central.”

According to the release, Springall will wear “dual hats” for a short time during the transition, as the company, under the guidance of Meihaus and Brown, seeks a replacement IT director.

STATESVILLE, N.C.—Security Central, a third-party central station based here, plans to unveil a product package at ISC West that includes managed services, video verification and other cloud-based solutions for its dealers, Caroline Brown, business development manager, told Security Systems News.